THE ORANGEBURCl NEWS, PUBLISHKD WEEKLY ORANGEBURft, S. C. O^iee of Puhh'eatioA on Market-Street over the Post Office. * SAMUEL DIBBLE, Editor. VIROXL ?. DIBBLE, Associate Editor. CIlARLES II. HALL, Publisher. READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGE. Washington News. v ? ? odXfv^'-iilU'tr^-i.'t f i1int-.h j August 10,?It is stated that tho Cabinot has^ agreedthat the;Pra?idcnt.can remove Stan ton under .the first, and suspond him under the second section of tho Tenure of Office bill. At ono o'clock Surratt was brought into tho '' court room and assigned the scat occupied by him during the trial,.besido his counsel. ITu came into court smiling, and seemed in good spirits, as he chatted with his counsel. Mcrriok made an allusion to the roport that an attoinpt would bo made at rosouoj whereat the prisoner seemed much amused. At five minutes past ono o'clock Judge.Fish ' cr resumed his seat upon tho bench. The crier i called t^e .oOjUrt. to order. Marshnl Phillips was;dircatedftp bring the jury down. By this time the room was much crowded. The jury was brought in at eight minutes past ouc, and by direction of Judge Fisher the names of the jurors were culled. Tho clerk, addressing the jury, said: Gentlemen of the Jury?Have you agreed .upon a verdict ? Todd?rWo have not been able to agree. Judge Fisher?I havo received the following letter from tho jury : To Hon. Gco. P. Fisher? Sin?Tho jury in the case of the United States vs. John If. Sur ratt most respectfully state that they stand pre cisely now as when they first ballottcd upon entering the room-r-ncaily equally divided, and they aro firmly convinced that they cannot possibly make a verdict. We doom it our duty to tho court, to the country, and in view of the fact that tho health of several of our members is becoming seriously impaired under the pro tracted confinement, to make this statement, and to'ask your Honour to dismiss us at once. Most respectfully submitted: W. B. Todd, Robert Ball, J. R. Barr, Thomas Berry, George A. Bohrer, O. G. Schneider, Jnmcs Y. Davis, Columbus Alexander, William McLean, Benjamin F. Morsell, B. E. Gottings, W. W. Birth. After tho letter was read, Judge Fisher asked if anything was to be said on cither side why tho jury was not to be discharged ? Mr. Bradley said the prisoner did not con sent, and if there was any discharge it would be against the protest of the prisoner. Mr. Carrington said he would leave the whole matter with the court. Judgd Fisher said he had already received two'or three no* es of a similar charactor to the one road; if there was any possibility of the jury agreeing, ho would not object to keeping them for a reasonable time, but as he was in formed they could not possibly agree, he would discharge them. jury was accordingly discharged at ten minutes past one o'clock. The jury then left the court room. Judge Fisher then immedi ately read the following: I have now'a very unpleasant duty to dis charge, but ono which I cannot forego. On the second day of July last, during the pro gress of the trial of John H. Surratt, for the murder of Abraham Lincoln, immediately af ter the court had taken a recess until tho fol lowing morniug, as the presiding justice was descending from the bench, Joseph K.'Brad ' ley, Esq., accosted him in a rude and insulting manner, charging the Judge With' having offored. him (Mr. Bradley) a series of insults from thn'bench, from the commencement of the trial. ' The Judge disclaimed any intention whatever Of passing any insult, and assured Mr. B. that ho entertained for him no other toolings but these of respect. Mr. Bradley, so far from accepting this explanation or dis claimer', thoj-oupon threatened the Judge with 'personal chastisement, as he understood. No court can. administer justice or live if its Judges j are to be threatened with personal violence oh all occasions, whenever tho council may be ex cited by au imaginary iusult. ' Tlio offence of | Mr. Bradley- is one which even his years will not palliate?it cannot be overlooked nor go unpunished; as a contempt of court it is, therefore, ordered that his name be stricken from' tho roll of attorneys practicing in this court. Mr. Bradloy immediately rose to his feet and asked if tho court had adjourned. Judgo "Fisher?It has not, sir. Mr. Bradley?Thon, sir, in the presence of ] the court arid this assembly, I hereby pro nounce the statemeut just made by tho Judge as utterly falso in oveiy particular. Judge Fisher, interrupting?Crier, adjourn the'court. Mullory, the crier?This court is now ad journed. Mr. Bradley?Woll, then, I will say now ? Judgo Fisher, rising to leave the bcuch? You can riay what you please, and make a speech to tho crowdi If you like. Mr. Bradley?You havo no authority to dis miss mo from the bar; that niust bo t)i(? apt of three of the Judges of tho Supreme Court.. Judgo Fisher made a reply jf/hich was in audible to o?r repxtt-fejr, and tliew deft the room, followed by a large ierow.d of person*.. J im mediately after leaving t&o court room, Ffebcr proceeded to the street and entered a ear. He Was followed olosely by Bradley, who entere?! a car, and, stepping up to Fisher, haiulod hiiu a note. Fishor took tho note, rose to his foot, opened it and ,bogan to road it, and Mr. Brad loy turned anl ieft' tlio oar, around vrhioh_ an excited crowd had gathorecV i I ' : It is undorsiood that the' 'tote was a ' chal lenge. Sovoral pplioo sprang into, tho car, and Oflicor McKinncy slipped to tho side of Mr. )B. and remained in that position while he remain ed in tho car. Loaving the car, Bradley pas sed through the crowd and entered his office, and was followed by .several friends belonging to tho bar. A largo crowd immediately gather ed on the corner in front of his office; after re maining iu bis office a few moments, Bradley came arm in arm with his brother, Charles Bradley, Esq., of tho National Bank of the Republic, and proceeded down Louisiana Av enue, followed by a crowd of friends and cu rious persons, who excitedly discussed tho pro ceedings which had just transpired. In the meantime Bisher resumed his seat iu the ear ?and continued his perusal of the note. When tho car moved off a number of his personal friends had entered the car, and a great deal of apprehension was manifested of a person cn couutor between the Judge and tho deposed lawyer.^ A movement is on foot to indict Bradley for sending Judge Fisher a challenge, but it ap 'prars Bradley simply accepted Fisher's, verbal challenge offered during the dlficulty which led to Bradley's debasement; The dilemma is, if Bradley is punishable for accepting, Fisher is liable for sending. The penalty is fine and imprisonment for five years. Tho interest in ] tho Surrat trial yields to tho Fisher and Brad ley quarrel. The jurors for conviction wore Tood, Snyder, MoLcnn and Barr. THE ORANGEBURa NEWS. SATURDAY, AUGUST 17,1867. While ice reserve, to ourselves the. right of def iling' our dich political position by means of our editorial columns, ice will he pleased to publish contributions from- our fellow-citizens up t the grave quest ions which now agitate the public mind, whether their opinions coincide icith ours or not. A district newspaper, we consider, sluudd be an index of the various shades of pop ? ular sentiment in the sreiion of country in which it circulates! Our columns are open, therefore, for any communications properly written, accom panied by a responsible name, not personal in their character, nor absolutely injurious in their tendency. Can We look Ahead I There is no safe guido fbr our future course, in the lessons of American liberty. We are not reproducing any portion of our past, but arc bving'-Srive'n into au cntiroly new orbit of action, in which the teachings of experience avail us little. Let us speculate briefly upon the probable results; for in this emergency, speculation must take the place of argument. Tho Reconstruction scheme of Congress is now being put into practical operation. Reg istration is going on, and all classes arc inter ested iu it. To the recently enfranchised frecd man, it seems the harbinger of a grand millen nium, of some kind or other, vaguely but gor geously displayed to his i 1 nag in at ion. To the subjugated whito eitizen, it is a system which threatens him with practical exclusion from the concerns of government, and is therefore odious. But with this matter of likes and dislikes we have nothing now to do. We can not effectually resist Congressional dictation : it behooves us, therefore, to sec what wo can ac complish undor its complications. We take it for granted, in the first place, that every whito citizen will register, who is allowed to do so. On this point, we know of no difference of opinion :?all' parties agree upon the necessi ty of this. t And now, we will suppose that the lirat of Octobor is como j the lists are complete, and tliero is a roll of voters, comprising a ma jority of frcedinon, and at the same time, a very' strong body of white citizens. Tho ques tion then arises, what is the true policy for the latter class in this event? Snail we vote "For a Convention," or "Against a Convention" ? We unhesitatingly recommend tho former, i Why 1 First; because there is no means in our power to prevent a Convention ; and thererorc our policy is to try and have a fair showing in iits organization! Many a well-disposed frccd man will vote for a ticket of practical planters, upright and good citizens who aro acceptable to both white and colored votera, provided the point of Convention is conceded: but, if we say to the same freed man "vote against a Con vention," we drive him at once to tho Radi cals, and deprive ourselves of the only chance we have of being properly represented in the most important body of lawmakers, that will over sit in South Carolina. Shall we be so blind to the requirements of the times, ns to throw away our only hopo of preserving the few rights we have remaining to ub? Imagine a Convention completely Radical;?do we not know they will adopt some measure virtually as bad ns confiscation. They are pledged to the division of lands in their platform; and they only nwuit the time when they have the power jto accomplish their ends. We can now perceive only the cloyon hoof behind a screen of fair words ; but let the sway of Radicalism be complete, ami we will see the full ?ronor tious of the devil, even to his boms. The only way to defeat the fiend is to meet the crisis manfully, eudcavor to put forth a ticket of dologatcs acceptable to tho well-disposed frced mcn, and at tho sarao tiujo to tho white citizcus of tho District^-and then say to tho frecdmcn that wo are willing to. vote with them for a Convention, provided they will vote for men whom thoy, as well as wc, can trust with their interests. But there is another reason why wc should bo in favor of a Convention. Suppose the white voters were able to carry the State, and that wo successfully opposed a Convention,? what then? Would not Congress increase the number of disfranchised, so as to give the freedmcn the majority?* Would thoy not pass Thad. Stevens' Confiscation Bill, ns a punish ment to the obstinacy of the South. Lot us remember that they have no right to do this. ?UT TIIKY IIAVK TIIK POWER! Therefore, it is better for ourselves, that there should be si Convention; and it is our true policy to vote for it, even on this ground, to avert further severity ou the part of Congress. ? There is no dishonor in this course. It is yielding to a stern necessity. It is doing once more what we did, when wc furled our con quered banner, and took the Oath of Alle- j giancc to a hateful couqucror. Let us ac knowledge our fate now, as we did then, not for our own sakes, but on account of our wives and children, and the dear, helpless ones round us. We cannot gain anything by strug gling up stream in our frail boat against tho rapid and impetuous current; but if wc go,| .With it in its course, we may bo able to steer our way to avoid tho rocks, and perchance ar rive at a safe harbor. The Orniigoburg News. The present issue completes six months of | our career. In the midst of trials and difficul ties we have met with a degree of success, which is eminently encouraging. For it. our patrons have our thanks ; and we will endeav or ever to contribute to their entertainment and information, as they have contributed to our support. Wc ask but one thing more of the people of] Orange.burg District. There arc many in every portion of tho District, whose pens can be profitably employed on subjects of interest to us nil, literary, agricultural, political or lo cal. Whenever anything of importance hap pens iu their neighborhoods, lot them share ttc intelligence with their friends iii other scT"" tionf, by means of the, District papers. Let them give their views on the topics of the day through our columns, which aic open for their communications. Let them assist iu the great work of raising the intellectual standard of our people. It will be the means of infusing more life and vigor into our community; and the\ will have the satisfaction of being truly bene factors of the public. The pen is mighty. Our Charleston Letter. Ciiaui.kston, August, 14, LSi?7. At length the preliminaries to tho submit ting of the Congressional Reconstruction Ke gime to the popular vote have been practically inaugurated, and tho Vitt Sacra (?) to the ballot-box has been opened to the nowly franchiscd, and to those of the old suffragan* who arc not excluded thorefrom, by reason of their political or military antecedents. Regis tration commenced on Monday at the several precincts in our city, and the different Boards have since been industriously and continuously occupied, iu enrolling the names id'these whose privilege it will be to participate in the ensu ing elections. Thus far there Iikk boon con siderable disparity between the number of] whites and colored registered; the latter large ly predominating. It is thought probnble, however, by many who are qualified to judge, that the disproportion will only be temporary. The frcedmon all seem anxious to have their names enrolled at once, and crowd around the several precincts in uncomfortable proximity to each other; most of the whites therefore arc holding aloof until they can, without te dious waiting, gain access to the Registrars. I stated several weeks ago, that I thought that comparatively few of our people would avail themselves of the privilege proffered them of renewing their suffrage rights. Since then there has been considerable change iu opinions and intentions, and it is now very probable j that most of those who can, will at least rcgis I tor. Thoir subsequent action is too uncertain even to admit of a reasonable speculat ion, and I will therefore not hazard an opinion. I ap pend the returns thus far published; for Mon day, Tuesday nud Wednesday : Whites.103. Colored. 1307. Total.1890 Majority of Colored. 901. The question was raised yesterday as to the eligibility of Notaries Public and .Militia O Hi - .errs, ami the llegistrars nd'erred ipo, matter io tho commanding General for decision. His I reply furnished tho Board to-day, affirms their eligibility; and thus tho doubts of many, who before tho war hold such positions, of their abili ty to take the required oath, arc entirely dissi pated. Messrs. Daly and Rudcliffe of Columbia, who a few weeks ago, assaulted Armstrong and Thompson, attaches of the Republi can Convention, were last week brought be fore a Military Convention; they pleaded guil ty to the charges and specifications framed against them, and were sentenced to six mouths imprisonment. General Sickles has approved the sentence, and designated Fort Macon, in Wilmington harbor, as the place for their incarceration. Comment is unnecessary. Jennings, arrested last month on the charge of complicity with the "Regulators," alias "Dead Heads," was brought before the Commission heavily ironod. His trial has, however, been postponed. If convicted, he too will be mndc to understand and realizo how much of irony there is in the paradox "military clemency." The Board of Trado having addressed Genl. Sickles, protesting against portions of Orders Nos. 10 and 32, and urging their abrogation, he to-day responded. His reply is quite lengthy, and the first position taken by him, is that the Southern States arc conquered terri tory, and had better acquiesce in present evils, or something worse will come next. The Hibernian Society held a meeting on Tuesday night last for the purpose of discus sing the expediency of onlarging their fine Hall on Meeting Street, so as to render it suit able for theatrical entertainments. The result is that the Hall is to be enlarged by an addi tion of twenty feet in length, and is to be fitted up aud arranged with a fino stage, scenery, dressing rooms, fcc, and all the appliances of a first class theatre. So Charleston will be in debted to this energetic Society for a fine source of amusement next winter. Weather rainy : times dull: but all classes of our business men hopeful of a fine trade this fall. D. [ron Tiir. ouanoedcuo sew*.] Whiffs and Whims. Hour of Twilight?thy soft dews steal o'er the heart enticing us to kindness, to friend ship and to love. 'Twas prattling Ella, listened at the door and clapped her hands when father's step was lienr?r Tlicn came tho struggle ami the glee ful coutest, who shall first descend the stairs to meet him, and with fingers intertwined around his neck be borne to where the group entire awaits our Father's coining ? Oh Twilight, is not Memory ever busiest, at thy fond return ? Yes, she will sit and twine her cypress and her myrtle leaves. Her motto is fiesurgam. Her wand will pierce our mask of manners, and uuveil ///